The sounds of a piano could be heard at the Pioneer Lodge on Friday.
As the residents of the lodge were enjoying lunch they were also treated to the sounds of a local piano player.
Russell Moncrieff, Lloydminster’s blue-collar council hopeful, was playing music from his phone for the seniors. When he realized they were enjoying it, he put out a call on the radio for someone to come and play.
After a short time, a local piano player was located and came in to perform over lunch.
“I was just working on my computer at home, and I got the call,” said piano player Carson Peters.
Peters, who was originally from Nielburg, has been playing the piano for over a decade.
“I’ve been playing piano since I was five years old, I’m 20 now,” he said.
Peters one day hopes to make a career out of writing music, and on Friday, played a wide array of songs.
“I was playing a variety, I played some hymns or church music, some video game music that I knew, some improvisation when I was trying to find the next song to play,” he explained.
Peters says the reception from the crowd was good.
“It seemed like it’s not the type of music they usually listen to, but they seemed to really enjoy it.”
When he’s not taking impromptu performance requests, he’s composing his own music and teaching at Sew in Tune.
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